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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
1
A long-ago Anita resident and jeweler W J Flack writes to the editor, recalling a frame building once west of the Masonic Temple now occupied by A D Bullock. His letter appeals to former residents scattered across states who still subscribe to the hometown paper and stay connected with local events.
A letter from W. J. Flack recalls Anita era friends and neighbors including J. Sherman and A. Earl, with notes on past homes from Anita Iowa to Minneapolis Minnesota. The passage lists family ties and a request to reconnect, ending with best regards. Also included is the obituary notice for Anna Doretha Peterson nee Smith, detailing birth in 1859, marriage to Anton Peterson, eleven children, and funeral arrangements in Exira with Rev. P. C. Jenson officiating.
Snow and sleet damaged many shade and ornamental trees in Evergreen Cemetery. Large limbs were twisted or broke, with Birch Drive trees most affected, making replacement unlikely for those in the old and new east additions.
Rev C E Myers organized a Mortgage-Lifting Pig Club in Milford Iowa to reduce church debt. Farmers donated pigs fed to market with $15 prizes for largest. An eighty five hog car sold to Armour Company at 10 85 per hundred, netting $1 782 72 for the church.
News of the death of Miss Hannah A. Boyle’s sister-in-law after pneumonia complications. Mrs. Boyle died in January while residing in Pittsburg with Miss Boyle, leaving Hannah as the remaining Boyle family member aside from nieces and nephews. Former East Side school superintendent in Atlantic.
The piece muses on how confronting ultimate consequences will expose the selfishness of many who never helped the less fortunate. It suggests judgment awaits those who avoided aid and sympathy, warning that when fate arrives, some will face dire accountability.
Dr J Wiley Harrison of Guthrie Center Iowa sends another check for the old Anita home paper. The Record editor laments limited space but honors the Harrison family including Harry P and John Harrison in California and Barney in Columbus Ohio. Relatives Mattie and Mrs Harrison share in the hometown pride and anticipate their return.
Mrs. Lillian Brooks Marshall, once of Cass county, long time Los Angeles resident, was struck by a car while escorting a neighbor to a street car. She suffered fractures to an arm, a leg, and three ribs, with additional injuries. She is hospitalized in Los Angeles. She is sister to E. M. Brooks and Mrs. J. M. Brewster of Atlantic.
The seventy seventh and eighty first birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Stauffer were observed at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott in Anita. A delicious dinner was served with remembrances from sons and daughters in other states. The couple listened to favorite songs broadcast from Shenandoah Iowa during the noon hour as a planned special feature.
Mrs. M Noland of four miles north of Adair suffered serious burns to her face and head when a kitchen range exploded after she attempted to hurry a slow fire with kerosene. She poured oil on cobs, left, and returned to find flames. immediate aid and a physician attended her. She is recovering. Adair News.
Miss Ida Arnold, daughter of Mrs. Emma Arnold of Adair, married Walter R. Lee at the M E Parsonage in Adel. Rev G R Moser officiated as witnesses included Mrs Annie C Pike and Robert Murray. The couple traveled to Des Moines and Oskaloosa then planned to reside in northeast Adair.
In a recent letter postmarked Long Beach California Uncle Billy Weston complains that rain and cold hinder his health and plans. He reports few flowers in bloom and notes many oil derricks on Signal Hill with about half pumping.
The News reports the illness of Mrs. J. M. Trumbull at her mother Mrs. Nancy Edwards home in Adair. Illness has persisted with little improvement, as relatives hope for recovery and a planned move to Belle Isle Wisconsin with her daughter Orlea and husband from New Mexico is delayed.
Rebecca Weigle writes from 690 West Bridge Idaho to Mrs J L Weigle about renewing the old home paper. She notes a hard winter and that all are well. The letter conveys a personal update and friendship.
Mrs Eva Plummer Brown once of Fort Collins Colorado has shown steady health improvement since arriving in Anita weeks ago. Her condition is improving and she will stay in Anita as long as progress continues, a development welcomed by family and friends.
A motorist who slept at the wheel after driving onto a Southern Pacific track in California damaged a locomotive and the railroad sues for repair costs. The case tests automobile responsibility and the duty to avoid damaging critical public transportation infrastructure.
An obituary notes the death of Judge Fred H. Sears a longtime Anita resident aged 77. He died after an illness at his daughter Mrs Water H. Faulkner's Des Moines home. Funeral services are set at the Anita M. E. church and burial will be in Atlantic's mausoleum.
The Anita Service Star Legion met Tuesday evening with unusually many members present. The next meeting will be Tuesday after noon, February 24, social in nature with refreshments, followed by work. Members are urged to pay 1925 dues promptly and the Ladies of the Legion offer extracts for sale.
Theo B Goodpasture long time Idaho resident plans to return to Blackfoot after caring for his mother in Anita. He cites favorable conditions in Idaho and retains business interests there while enjoying many friends in Anita and vicinity.
The annual school election in the Independent District of Anita will be held at City Hall on Monday March 9 1925. Two Board of Education members will be elected one for three years to succeed Peter E Vorhees and one for one year to fill the vacancy caused by A D Deans death now held by A B Walker.
J. H. Stone, recently hired as maintainer of Whiteway-7, speeds repairs from Anita east limits to the Cass-Adair line. He says the road is rapidly improving and it will soon be hard to tell where Cass County ends and Adair begins.
The Missionary Society of the Congregational church met at Mrs. U. S. Walker's home on Friday afternoon. Mrs. L. R. Johnson led a Lincoln program to a large audience, followed by luncheon served to attendees.
Bryan F. Parker son of the late Mr and Mrs Frank Parker of Anita and Miss Carrie J Davenport of Carson Iowa were married January 28 1925 at the Griswold Methodist Parsonage with Rev J F Bingaman officiating. Attendants were Miss Glada Cain and Ernest Richardson. They plan to reside on a farm north of Anita.
A call to action urges the present sitting general assembly in Des Moines to pass a law providing a good healthy bounty on bank bandits whether dead or alive.
A Guthrian issue from Guthrie Center profiles leading Chicago livestock firms and features Charles I Beason, ex Anita boy turned president of Drover's Commission Co. The Record reprints praise for Beason and his associate horsemen in the commission business.
The Drovers Commission Company touts its four top men in Chicago cattle and hog markets. Charley Beason heads cattle with 37 years of market experience, Gene Moore succeeds his father as a premier salesman, Gene Woods excels in cattle and feeders, and Eddie Maher runs hog operations. They promise constant service and market insight to boost consignments and buyer confidence.
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